{"id":724,"name":"","email":"kaat.vannieuwenhuyse@muhka.be","language_id":1,"permalink":"frank-theys","deleted":false,"legal_status_id":47,"url_1":"http://www.frank-theys.net/","twitter":null,"category_id":47,"date_of_birth":"1963-01-01T00:00:00.000+01:00","place_of_birth":null,"country_of_birth":null,"place_of_residence":null,"country_of_residence":null,"cached_privileges_list":"User","cached_tag_list":"","publishing_process_id":1,"can_log_in":false,"firstname":"Frank","lastname":"Theys","annotation":"","url_2":"","url_3":"","cached_name":"Frank Theys","date_of_death":null,"cached_name_asc":"Theys, Frank","stream_count_app":32,"gender":"male","platform_admin":null,"description_ca":"","short_description_ca":"","description_it":"","short_description_it":"","hide_from_json":false,"prev_platform_id":null,"description_uk":null,"short_description_uk":null,"description_tr":null,"short_description_tr":null,"poster_image":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/017/695/large/blank.png?1370423571","poster_credits":null,"media_count":1,"items_count":3,"translations":[{"locale":"en","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrank Theys\u003c/strong\u003e (\u0026deg;1963) studies fine art at the Brussels Academy of Art and philosophy at Brussels University. Theys, together with his brother Koen, initially produces audio-visual work, directs and stages theatre productions. Since 1996 he creates video installations, interactive multimedia and film. Theys is driven by fundamental research question and by further reflection on the medium \u0026lsquo;video\u0026rsquo;.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eHis unique interpretation of the modern world stems from his fascination for technology and science and the effects they have on how we see and experience the world. The combination of this scientific interest and his personal reflection on the theme cause a tension that is inherent to his work. The theme of human vulnerability and our raw, everyday reality likewise recurs in his work. Theys approaches them in his own inquisitive way, offering the viewer a personal interpretation of contemporary society.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eUsing controlled and convincing video technique, Theys creates sensory films with an almost tangible power.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n"},{"locale":"nl","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrank Theys\u003c/strong\u003e (\u0026deg;1963) studeert beeldende kunsten aan de Brusselse Academie voor Schone Kunsten en filosofie aan de Vrije Universiteit van Brussel. Aanvankelijk produceert Theys, samen met zijn broer Koen, audiovisueel werk en hij regisseert en ensceneert theaterproducties. Sinds 1996 maakt hij video-installaties, interactieve multimedia en film. Theys wordt gedreven door fundamentele onderzoeksvragen en door een verdere reflectie op het medium \u0026lsquo;video\u0026rsquo;.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eZijn eigenzinnige interpretatie van de moderne wereld komt voort uit zijn fascinatie voor technologie en wetenschap, en de effecten daarvan op hoe we de wereld zien en ervaren. Deze wetenschappelijke interesse in combinatie met zijn persoonlijke reflecties op het thema, zorgen voor de spanning die inherent is aan zijn werk.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eDaarnaast zijn de thema\u0026rsquo;s van de menselijke fragiliteit en onze rauwe, alledaagse werkelijkheid kenmerkende componenten voor zijn oeuvre. Theys gaat op een eigenzinnige manier met zijn vraagstellingen aan de slag en biedt de toeschouwer zo een persoonlijke kijk op de hedendaagse samenleving. Hij cre\u0026euml;ert een zintuiglijkheid en plastische kracht door het gebruik van een beheerste en overtuigende videotechniek.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n"},{"locale":"fr","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"ru","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"de","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"es","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"el","short_description":"","description":""}],"locations":[{"country":"BE","place":"Brussels","category":{"en":"Lives in","nl":"Leeft in","fr":"Vit à"}},{"country":"BE","place":"Uccle","category":{"en":"Born in","nl":"Geboren in","fr":"Né à"}}]}